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121. Tliat any Member adjudged by tlie House for any of the causes hereinbefore mentioned, guilty of contempt, shall be fined in a penalty at the discretion of the House, not exceedingTwenty Pounds; and in default of immediate payment, shall be committed by the Warrant of the Speaker, to the custody of the Sergeant-at-Arms for a period not exceeding fourteen days; and it shall be lawful for the said Sergeant-at-Arms to detain the said Member in his custody for the period directed by the House, unless sooner discharged by order of the House, or unless the amount of fine imposed shall be sooner paid. SUSPENSION OF STANDING RULES AND ORDERS. 122. That any Standing Order, or Orders of the House, may be suspended on motion duly seconded, made without notice, provided that two-thirds of the Members be present; but that notice shall always be given when practicable. DURATION OF STANDING RULES AND ORDERS. 123. That the whole of these Standing Rules and Orders shall continue in force only until the expiration of one week after the opening of the first Parliament of New Zealand, which shall be convened after the dissolution or other termination of this Parliament of New Zealand. CHARLES CLIFFORD, i,i tt „ Speaker. 1 assed the House of Representatives this ninth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty four. James Coates, Clerk of the House of Representatives Approved. R. H. Wynyard, The Officer A.drninistering the Government.